Crow's cry (3)
I believe the answer is:
caw
'crow's cry' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for caw that I've seen before include "Call like rook" , "Crow utterance" , "Rook's call" , "Harsh cry of a crow" , "Rook's cry" .)